Hanging Tree Lyrics - Elijah Blake

[Verse 1] 

Who's that man I see 

Underneath the hanging tree? 

He looks just like me, so tell me, am I really free? 

Coulda been my mother crying for my brother 

And everybody, everybody, everybody's praying for peace 

But who's gonna protect us from the police? 

[Chorus] 

Keep these chains off me 

Cause I don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree 

Pray for me 

Lord, don't let me be another seed underneath the hanging tree 

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[Verse 2] 

[?] on our bodies (the color of fruit) 

Color of purple fruit (Shoo-doot) 

Power of the purple (black power, black power) 

Spent on the side and "don't give a damn about you" 

I, I ask sometimes 

Am I just living to die? (Living to die) 

Cause the way they do my kind 

I just wanna cry 

[Chorus] 

Chains off me 

I don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree 

Pray for me 

Lord, don't let me be another seed underneath the hanging tree 

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[Bridge: backing singers] 

Take these chains off me, free me 

I don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree 

Take these chains off me, free me 

Lord don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree 

Take these chains off me